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#1 "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" - May 20th.04-26-2010, 11:35 AMSeattle cartoonist launches "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day"
By JAMIE GRISWOLD
After Comedy Central cut a portion of a South Park episode following a death threat from a radical Muslim group, Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris wanted to counter the fear. She has declared May 20th "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day."
Norris told KIRO Radio's Dave Ross that cartoonists are meant to challenge the lines of political correctness. "That's a cartoonist's job, to be non-PC."
Producers of South Park said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their show after a radical Muslim group warned that they could be killed for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
The group said it wasn't threatening South Park producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone, but it included a gruesome picture of Theo Van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker killed by a Muslim extremist in 2004, and said the producers could meet the same fate. The website posted the addresses of Comedy Central's New York office and the California production studio where South Park is made.
"As a cartoonist I just felt so much passion about what had happened I wanted to kind of counter Comedy Central's message they sent about feeling afraid," Norris said.
Norris has asked other artists to submit drawings of any religious figure to be posted as part of Citizens Against Citizens Against Humor (CACAH) on May 20th.
On her website Norris explains this is not meant to disrespect any religion, but rather meant to protect people's right to express themselves.
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Looks like Sally's got cold feet:
Once it became a national story she reeled back, asking Savage -- in an email he provided to The Ticket -- if he would "be kind enough to switch out my poster" with another one -- a much tamer version which has no images attributed to Muhammad.
"I am sort of freaked out about my name/image being all over the place," her e-mail reads.
He didn't change it, nor did he post the tamer version. Besides, after Savage posted it, many other sites picked it up including The Atlantic and Reason.
When asked about her change of heart, Norris told The Ticket that she didn't intend for the cartoon "to go viral."
Then why did she send the cartoon to the media in the first place? "Because I'm an idiot," Norris replied.20010911
nie vergessen, nie verzeihen.
Her reluctance shouldn't stop the rest of us from celebrating her original good idea!
Plus, any group that sends a photo of the dead Theo van Gogh to Parker and Stone is making a threat, I don't care how they dance around it once they get caught. Even if the group didn't have a specific plan to assassinate them, they should still be prosecuted for whatever law that can be applied. Anti-stalking laws might apply here. If the picture was sent via US Mail, it's a felony and it's a federal matter.
Federal and state law enforcement should work together on this in order to figure out what charge will stick best.
Did anyone submit a drawing? I did not. Mainly because I can't draw.
Muslim concerns trigger Pakistani Web bans
ISLAMABAD Pakistan blocked YouTube and many other Internet sites Thursday in a widening crackdown on online content deemed offensive to Islam, reflecting the secular government's sensitivities to an issue that has ignited protests in the Muslim country.
Here's some gems from the story:"We are ready to die protecting the honor of our beloved Prophet Muhammad," said Aysha Hameed, one of 1,000 female protesters in Multan city."Such malicious and insulting attacks hurt the sentiments of Muslims around the world and cannot be accepted under the garb of freedom of expression," Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit said.Facebook said the page was not a violation of its terms, but suggested it may be prepared to take it down."We are very happy our government and our court has taken these actions," said Mohammad Aamir Chohan, a 28-year-old engineer. "I know blocking these sites is not a solution to the problem, but we have sent a message to the world not to hurt the feelings of Muslims."
And in fairness to the opposition:Feelings were just as intense among those opposed to the ban.
"Sad and embarrassing day in the history of Pakistan," one user posted on the microblogging site Twitter.
Reba Shahid, the editor of Spider, a monthly print magazine about the Internet, said the government "might as well take away cell phones and shut off electricity, do the whole thing."
"You're stemming the flow of information, you're stemming my growth as an intellectual, you're stemming my access to the rest of the world. I might as well go home and sleep," she said.
I forgot all about this until one of my staff submitted a bunch of fleet paperwork with a yellow sticky on it. They do that a lot so I didn't look at it until later.
It was a standing stick figure in a headdress waving a knife with a beheaded stick figure in a pool of blood and the caption "Draw Mohammad Day". I had a good laugh over that one then I destroyed the incriminating sticky and went back to work.
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Lake search does not find missing man
Lake Lillinonah: Crews spend day searching water for person thought to have fallen Tuesday
NEW MILFORD -- Search boats spent most of Wednesday looking in the waters of Lake Lillinonah, but did not find a 33-year-old local man who apparently fell Tuesday into the Housatonic River at Lovers Leap State Park.
At least a dozen search and rescue officials were out in boats on Lake Lillinonah -- which is fed by the river -- in hopes of finding the man. State officials did not give his name, but social networking sites and people at the scene identified him as photographer Eric Langlois, of New Milford.
The search was discontinued for the day shortly before 9 p.m.
Earlier Wednesday, Capt. Raul Camejo, of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Conservation Police Force, said state and local police were searching intensely, since heavy rains are forecast for Thursday.
On Wednesday night, Camejo said the search would not resume until Friday at the earliest, and would be considerably smaller in size than Wednesday's all-out effort.
"I don't have the manpower to do another full-court press," Camejo said.
When the effort resumes, it will likely include a search along the shore of the waterway, since currents from the expected rainfall will make it too dangerous to put divers in the water, Camejo said.
Lillinonah, part of the Housatonic River system, is a man-made lake created by the Shepaug Dam. Lake owner FirstLight Power Resources lowered the lake 3 feet on Wednesday to provide room for heavy waters expected to pour down the Housatonic River on Thursday. But Camejo said the lower lake level made navigation difficult on Wednesday for some of the larger search and rescue boats.
The search was concentrated Wednesday in the 4-mile stretch of Lake Lillinonah between Lovers Leap State Park and the state boat launch on Route 133 in Bridgewater. The section -- the northern third of the state's second-largest lake -- has steep, wooded hills running down to the narrow lake.
Along with DEEP crews, state police, K-9 teams, the New Milford Police Department and the Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue team participated in the search.
Throughout the day, friends and fellow photographers, from throughout the state and as far away as New Jersey, gathered along the 4-mile route -- at the red iron footbridge at Lovers Leap State Park, at the Route 133 boat launch, and at a spot along Lillinonah Lake Road -- to bear witness to the search.
At Lovers Leap bridge, people piled bottles of water, crates of apples and oranges, to aid those who searched in the park's woods for Langlois.
One friend, from Farmington, who declined to give his name, said Langlois was held in high regard by his fellow photographers.
"If you have to pick one of the 10 best photographers in the state, he would be one of them," the man said.
One woman -- a member of the Connecticut Professional Photographer's Association -- carried gallon jugs of water to the bridge. She lives in Guilford. Having read about Langlois' plight, she said, she got in her car and drove to New Milford to lend her support.
"I didn't even know him,'' she said. "But we're a pretty tight-knit group.''
Camejo said the man -- whom he did not identify as Langlois -- was riding his mountain bike in Lovers Leap State Park Monday, slipped off a trail and fell into the river.
Camejo said the man got back to shore safely, but lost his bike. He had his wife drive him back to the park Tuesday to see whether he could get the bike out of the water.
But the Housatonic was running very fast Tuesday because of the heavy rain. Camejo said the man fell in again and was swept away.
New Milford police received a call from a woman Tuesday afternoon saying she'd heard a man crying for help. That set off the search.
Langlois' uncle, Peter Poulin of Danbury, said his nephew had "hit his head pretty hard'' in the accident Monday.
"We don't know where he is, if he is wandering around or if he fell in the water," Poulin said.
Several posts on Facebook and Twitter expressed concern for Langlois' safety and one called for help in the search.
"Fellow CT photographer Eric Langlois has been missing since last night. A woman heard distress calls and saw someone struggling from the water and called 911, divers found nothing. We are assembling a group to help search at Lovers Leap state park- can anyone come help? Also we will need plenty of water or fruit . The address is 2-192 Lake Lillinonah Rd N New Milford CT 06752," wrote a photographer from North Stonington on Facebook.
Sklyer Magnoli contributed to this report.
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We seem to have all the Grand Prix scores in and these are now online, HERE. We have posted details of the annual 'Brows' HERE.
We were delighted to see the turnout for this, our first November GP in 14 years of the circuit. As most will know, the first Saturday of the month has customarily been set aside for the European Quizzing Championships (EQC), but this year it had to be moved to the second weekend of the month, and this gave us the chance to consider hosting a domestic event today. Given that attendances at Quest events are now so much larger even than the considerable numbers of quizzers who grab their passports and head for the EQC, we thought it the right thing to do by the 100 and more quizzers who would otherwise miss-out on the chance to rack-up ranking points. So, and at fairly short notice we slipped the extra event in, combined with the 'Brows' quiz everyone seems to enjoy.
Obviously foreshadowing the impending EQC events, this GP set turned out to be one of the tougher ones. However, and while only a small band of players made it through the 100 barrier with their best-five genres aggregate, there were nevertheless some very impressive individual genre scores including two which might also be debut wins of their kind for the players concerned. I refer here to Ian Orris' formidable 27.1 on 'Art, Culture and History', and Michael McPartland's storming 28.3 on 'Sport and Games'. Certainly there was no shortage of players in the 20s across all genres.
We heartily congratulate Didier Bruyere who has triumphed once more in a domestic UK GP, this time with a winning score of 115.6. He was ahead of Kevin Ashman (109.1) and Pat Gibson (107.4) with fourth place taken by Scott Dawson (104.0). In fifth place in a field of 176 - his best ever result – was Ian Orriss with 101.1. Well done him!
Here are the medal positions, by genre.
Gold : 27.1 - Ian Orris
Silver : 25.3 - Kevin Ashman
Bronze: 25.2 - Andrew Frazer
Gold : 23.2 - Kevin Ashman
2nd = : 22.3 - Didier Bruyere
2nd = : 22.3 - Pat Gibson
Gold : 24.6 - Colin Daffern
Silver : 22.4 - Anne Hegerty
Bronze: 21.6 - John Wilson
Gold : 21.3 - Scott Dawson
Silver : 21.0 - Peter Watson
Bronze: 20.2 - Alan Gibbs
Gold : 26.2 - Didier Bruyere
Silver : 25.4 - Pat Gibson
Bronze: 23.4 - Ian Bayley
Gold : 28.3 - Michael McPartland
Silver : 24.1 - Steve Lilley
Bronze: 23.1 - Aidan Linge
Many thanks to all of the competitors, and of course to the proctors - for your continued support/help. And here's wishing all the very best to every one of the home nations' teams and competitors travelling to Zagreb for next weekend's EQC. Safe journey!
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It summer and I am messing around with a little project of mine.
I am building a program (maybe app later on) to remotely
handle my torrents (only free torrents!).
For example:
If I type this url (http://usernameassword@iport/gui/?...&s=torrentlink)
in the browser the movie gets in my client/starts downloading. I want this to happen by my program.
This is what I already have, i am sure it connects but it doesn't add the torrent to my programCode:
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLConnection;
public class Connection {
private String ip;
private String port;
private String username;
private String password;
public Connection(String ip, String port, String username, String password) {
this.ip = ip;
this.port = port;
this.username = username;
this.password = password;
connect(this.ip, this.port);
private void connect(String ip, String port) {
try {
URL myURL = new URL("http://username:password@iport/gui/?action=add-url&s=torrentlink");
URLConnection myURLConnection = myURL.openConnection();
catch (MalformedURLException e) {
System.out.println("failed connection");
catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("failed connection");
} }
Does somebody know what I need to add for it to work?
I use it for legal stuff only!
Thanks in advance!


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Somebody asked me the other day what kind of jobs there were in the wine business. Here's a few:
1. Wine maker – duh.
2. Cellar master - any place that puts together more than a few hundred barrels each year could proabably use a dedicated employee to look after them and the wine inside. You'll have to cellar rat a few years and then specialize your training. Perhaps pursue some secondary education. Maybe a stint at a barrel maker would be handy. Which leads me to . . .
3. Cooper - somebody, preferably a craftsman, has to make all those barrels. Study carpentry and joinery and then get a gig in one of the big houses in the U.S. or Europe. Then branch out on your own.
4. Cellar rat - slightly above a hose dragger, mostly a full time gig doing all the menial and dirty jobs around the cellar. There is no better way to learn how the wine is made.
5. Harvest helper (hose dragger) - if you're heading into production you'll have to do this at some point. Depending on the operation, you could be doing everything from picking grapes to filtration to driving truck to filling in behind the shop counter. The pay is minimal; the experience is essential.
6. Sales - after the owner decides to hang up one of the hats he/she wears, sales jobs suddenly materialize. Days on the road, customers with no freaking idea, missed quotas, everybody wanting free wine. Pure joy for the right person.
7. Wine Shop staffer - different operations have different systems, but like any retail operation, look for the place that rewards proven performers. Besides the wage, is there any bonus structure, perks, possibility of advancement, benefit plans or wine allowance?
8. Wine Shop manager - one of those jobs where the crap can come at you from above (boss), below (staff) and sideways (public). If you like to juggle, you may want to try this.
9. Winery Supplies - It's mostly 9 to 5. Wineries need stuff and equipment. The lab has to be stocked, the wine shop needs knick-knacks, the cellar needs another bag of citric acid. You can fill this need with your huge inventory and free delivery for orders over $50.
10. Winery Equipment - The big stuff like presses and tanks. You don't sell one everyday but when you do - yipee! Find a line not represented in your area and get an exclusive distribution agreement. Helps to also be a . . .
11. Equipment technician - if you understand how stuff works (machines) you can carve out a niche in the winery business. A lot of wine makers and winery owners come from varied fields and seldom do those fields include the skills to fix electric motors, pumps, compressors, belt drives and all sorts of stuff.
12.Packaging - even wineries that spend too little time on their wine seems to spend an inordinate amount of time getting the bottle, label, closure and capsule just right. Help ease the pain by representing a spiffy line of packaging for the wine business.
13.Wine Club organizer - wine clubs as sales drivers are nothing new. But with the rapid rise of the internet over the last two decades comes on-line clubs that, in some cases, eclipse the sales of the bricks and mortar wine shops in their own organization. If you're a marketing expert with an emphasis on web communities this may be your calling.
14.Food Service - if you have a background in food preparation or service you may have noticed that many wineries are integrating food into their customer interpretation centres (wine shops).
It could be the fanciest restaurant in the area or a simple cold counter serving deli style take-away. Come up with a concept and sell it to the winery with the greatest need and the greatest possibility of success.
15. Tour Guide - get your chauffeur's license and drive folks around wine country. It seems to get more popular every year. There's all sorts of ways to build in commissions to this gig. They're your captives for several hours. Shouldn't you earn something for recommending the same excellent restaurant everyday to well-heeled visitors?
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- Ziyanda on April 3rd, 2008 13:55
I am looking for a job in wine marketing in the Johanneesburg area. I am a viticulture and oenology graduate from the university of stellenbosch. Whom do I approach?


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Tributes have poured in for former Hull KR and Ireland forward Ryan Tandy, who has died in Australia at the age of 32, reportedly after a drug overdose.
Tandy represented Ireland at the 2008 World Cup, playing a key role as Andy Kelly's men topped their group before being eliminated in the knockout stages by Fiji, but his career was later ended in disgrace after he was convicted of match-fixing.
Tandy played for the Robins during the 2007 Super League season, making 12 appearances in total, while he also had spells with Widnes and Whitehaven.
A statement on Rugby League Ireland's official website said: "Rugby League Ireland would like to pass on our condolences to the family and friends of Ryan Tandy who sadly passed away today in Saratoga, Australia.
"Ryan was a larger than life character and we would like to express our thanks for the commitment during the World Cup."
Tandy's career ended after he was convicted of match-fixing while playing for Canterbury Bulldogs against North Queensland in 2010, with the NRL banning him for life.
Hull KR said in a statement: "The club are shocked and saddened by the news of the death of former player Ryan Tandy.
"Ryan served Hull Kingston Rovers with distinction during his time with the club and our thoughts go out to his family and friends at this difficult time."
A Widnes spokesman said: "Widnes Vikings are saddened to hear the news of the death of former Vikings player Ryan Tandy. Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time."


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Sifu Edward performing at the wellness expo unifying the energy in the room creating peace and balance
There are many things that affect us externally that we can't control so we must learn to protect ourselves by creating and maintaining a protective energy field to prevent the external from penetrating our subtle (energy) body. This is done by creating a strong energy field in and around us that keeps our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual body strong and balanced in the presence of either direct or indirect negative energy.
It is very challenging for people in our western society to learn and commit to a daily practice because of their busy schedules and the pressures of living in a fast-paced world. However, this weekly class is all about learning how to master the outside world by going inwards and learning to cultivate and direct your chi field in positive ways.
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CONWAY, Ark. (AP) Ryan Williams scored 20 points to lead five Central Arkansas players in double figures, and the Bears made free throws down the stretch to hold off Tennessee-Martin 87-86 on Wednesday night.
The Bears (3-3) were shaky from the free-throw stripe, making 12 of 22 (54.5 percent) for the game. But they hit 4 of 6 in the final minute, just enough to withstand two 3-pointers by UT-Martin's Dee Oldham in the last eight seconds.
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Crown Roast with Wild Rice Stuffing
My mom made this tender, juicy crown roast for Christmas once. It was an impressive and memorable change from traditional stuffing. —Christine Frazier, Auburndale, Florida
Total TimePrep: 15 min. Bake: 2 hours + standing
Makes16 servings (12 cups stuffing)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pork crown roast (16 ribs and about 9 pounds)
- 1 cup unsweetened apple juice
- 2 quarts water
- 2 cups uncooked wild rice
- 2 teaspoons salt, optional
- 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 pounds seasoned bulk pork sausage
- Fresh kale and pickled whole beets
- Combine the salt, thyme, fennel and pepper; sprinkle over roast. Place on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan. Cover rib ends with foil. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads 145°, basting occasionally with apple juice.
- Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring water, rice and salt if desired to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-60 minutes or until rice is tender.
- In a large skillet, saute mushrooms and onions in butter until tender. Transfer to a large bowl. In same skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Drain rice; add rice and sausage to mushroom mixture and stir until blended.
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Will your favorite new show get the axe?
Will your favorite new show get the axe?
Will your favorite new show get the axe?
Want to know if your favorite new show of the season will survive to see a second? A new business that uses prediction market methodology pioneered at the University of Iowa can offer some insight.
The business, Media Predict, is based in New York City and is owned by Iowa City native Brent Stinski. A commercial market, Media Predict runs markets in which traders predict the fate of TV shows premiering in the fall. The markets are a unique new forecasting tool for an entertainment industry obsessed with risk mitigation to protect the tens of millions of dollars that go into developing and producing a TV show or movie. Hollywood employs armies of forecasters who parse data in a thousand different ways hoping to figure out what programs will be a good risk.
But, as the number of failed TV shows and box office bombs shows, they are still looking for good forecasting methods. Stinski thinks prediction markets may offer a new, more effective, and more accurate way of looking ahead. Started in spring 2011, Media Predict already has 15,000 traders who have made more than 220,000 trades, and the company sells its forecasting data to TV networks, studios, and production companies.
"A market is a good way to get better information from people and aggregate that information into a forecast at lower risk than other methods," says Stinski, pointing out that his market identified two show ideas for the fall 2011 season as potential hits as early as March, before the network even had a chance to take them before test audiences. Their market performance helped the network—which he can't identify because of contractual obligations—slot the programs on their fall schedule.
"The two shows went on to become two of the biggest hits of the season," he says.
Stinski said he first became interested in prediction markets in 1990, when he was a student at City High and an economics teacher told him about the still-in-its-infancy Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM). His first attempt at creating a commercial prediction market three years ago was aimed at the book publishing industry, and had traders predicting what still-unpublished manuscript would have the best chance for success. That eventually morphed into Media Predict after he decided a TV series forecasting market would be more commercially viable.
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He got his own prediction market off the ground with the help of Forrest Nelson, a professor of economics in the UI's Tippie College of Business, who co-founded the IEM in 1988. Nelson said Media Predict isn't the first commercial prediction market to have been inspired by the IEM. Inkling Markets, for instance, builds and operates prediction markets for clients, and InTrade is an online betting market based in Ireland whose founder frequently cited the IEM as his inspiration.
Several corporations have also set up internal prediction markets to help in planning. Motorola and Best Buy, for instance, both used internal markets to help in making marketing, purchasing, and distribution decisions.
But most attempts to commercialize UI's prediction market research have failed. Nelson said that poor track record is the result not so much because the prediction market itself didn't work, but because it wasn't run properly or didn't ask the right questions. Lack of resources is likely also a reason for shutting them down.
"They are very time consuming to operate properly, and take way too much time to keep them running," Nelson says.
But Nelson says that from what he's seen so far, he thinks Media Predict can avoid those pitfalls. He says Stinski has shown he's committed to keeping his company in business, and he has an impressive list of clients signed up to provide an ongoing revenue stream. He says Stinski also understands prediction markets, asks the right questions, and since he screens traders before allowing them on the market, he makes sure he has only motivated traders. He says that a lack of motivated traders is often a reason that markets fail, because traders are needed to provide the kind of information that a prediction market needs to survive.
The first cancelled show of the current season, by the way, was CBS' "Made in Jersey." What were the odds of that? You can buy the data from Stinski.


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Even before Andre Blake was selected first overall by the Philadelphia Union in Thursday's 2014 MLS SuperDraft, the draft was already considered a success for the Crew.
On Monday, the Black & Gold traded the fourth overall pick to the New England Revolution in exchage for the rights to sign U.S. Men's National Team defender Michael Parkhurst, and then on Tuesday, the club got the 14th overall selection and 25-year-old midfielder Hector Jimenez by trading the 23rd pick and allocation money to the LA Galaxy.
With that 14th pick, the Crew selected leftback Ben Sweat from the University of South Florida. It was a selection that club would have made even with the fourth pick, tweeted Chairman Anthony Precourt.
Gregg got his man. Welcome to the Crew Ben Sweat! Likely would have taken him at 4th overall, a win for us. #crew96
— Anthony Precourt (@APrecourt) January 16, 2014
Sweat's availability deep into the First Round was a surprise for Sporting Director Gregg Berhalter and his technical staff.
"We got an exciting player," explained Berhalter. "[Sweat] is a very dynamic player, he likes to get up and down the wing. Good left foot, good crossing of the ball, good offensive skills. We're going to work on his offensive skills, but he's a good, good guy, a good player. I'm surprised he last that long [until the 14th pick].
"He was very high on our board. He represented a great value in terms of quality and where he was being drafted at. It was something we couldn't pass up."
Though he hails from the Sunshine State, Sweat does have a history with the Black & Gold. The defender played on the Crew Juniors Super-20 team with current First Team players Wil Trapp, Ross Friedman and Matt Walker.
Berhalter took the Crew Juniors' staff's advice and feedback from Sweat's training stint with Swedish side Djurgarden in 2012 into consideration before the SuperDraft.
"A lot of [the motivation to draft Sweat] was determined at the Combine," Berhalter explained. "We got some pre-advice from Crew Juniors, and also feedback from him training in Sweden. All five of the coaches at the combine were really impressed with his play."
Sweat's addition bolsters a solid core of players that will compete for the starting spot on the left side of the Crew defense. Agustín Viana and Tyson Wahl, who split time at the postion in 2013, return in 2014 and the club signed Costa Rican Waylon Francis in November.
"You need depth," said Berhalter. "You need to have at least two good players at that position. With Agustín, I think we have a solid pro, a veteran and a guy that can also slide into the middle. We like the versatility we have at that position."


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Nexon's free-to-play social RPG The Grinns Tale, which I crowed about a few weeks back, officially launches today. Here's the opening movie. Yes, a social game with an elaborate opening movie. It's also got some interesting stats.
What stats, you ask? These stats, direct from Nexon:
Here Are Some Fun Stats From the Beta
Times a Grinn did work: 76,180,415 (Now if only everyone worked this hard)
Metal Harvested: 7,924,550,614
Wood Harvested: 14,643,771,560
Number of croissants eaten: 2,951,753 (that's a lot of buttery goodness)
Number of muffins eaten: 2,547,497
Number of bananas eaten: 474,677
Number of times each character class entered battle:
Adventurer – 25,711,701
Archer – 20,707,467
Berserker – 11,138,008
Cleric – 20,851,766
Knight – 18,739,768
Wizard – 17,501,942
You can play The Grinns Tale right now on Facebook or Kongregate.


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text: Patent urachus repair Definition Patent urachus repair is surgery to fix a bladder defect. In an open (or patent) urachus, there is an opening between the bladder and the belly button (navel). The urachus is a tube between the bladder and the belly button that is present before birth. In most cases, it closes along its full length before the baby is born. An open urachus occurs mostly in infants. Alternative Names Patent urachal tube repair Description Children who have this surgery will have general anesthesia (asleep and pain-free).The surgeon will make a cut in the child's lower belly. Next, the surgeon will find the urachal tube and remove it. The bladder opening will be repaired, and the cut will be closed.The surgery can also be done with a laparoscope. This is an instrument that has a tiny camera and light on the end.The surgeon will make three small surgical cuts in the child's belly. The surgeon will insert the laparoscope through one of these cuts and other tools through the other cuts.The surgeon uses the tools to remove the urachal tube and close off the bladder and area where the tube connects to the umbilicus. This surgery can be done in children as young as 6 months. Why the Procedure Is Performed Surgery is recommended for a patent urachus that does not close after birth. Problems that can occur when a patent urachal tube is not repaired include: A higher risk for urinary tract infectionsA higher risk for cancer of the urachal tube later in lifeContinued leakage of urine from the urachus Risks Risks for any anesthesia are:Reactions to medicinesBreathing problemsRisks for any surgery are:BleedingInfectionBlood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungsAdditional risks for this surgery are:Bladder infectionBladder leaks -- if this happens, a catheter (thin tube) is inserted into the bladder to drain urine. It is left in place until the bladder heals Before the Procedure The surgeon may ask for your child to have:A complete medical history and physical examKidney ultrasoundSinogram of the urachus. In this procedure, a radio-opaque dye called contrast is injected into the urachal opening and x-rays are taken.Ultrasound of the urachusVCUG (voiding cystourethrogram), a special x-ray to make sure the bladder is working Always tell your child's health care provider:What drugs your child is taking. Include drugs, herbs, vitamins, or any other supplements you bought without a prescription.About any allergies your child may have to medicine, latex, tape, or skin cleaner. During the days before the surgery:About 10 days before the surgery, you may be asked to stop giving your child aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), warfarin (Coumadin), and any other drugs that make it hard for blood to clot.Ask which drugs your child should still take on the day of the surgery. On the day of the surgery:Your child will probably not be able to drink or eat anything for 4 to 8 hours before surgery.Give your child any drugs you have been told your child should have with a small sip of water.Your child's provider will tell you when to arrive at the hospital.The provider will make sure your child has no signs of illness before surgery. If your child is ill, the surgery may be delayed. After the Procedure Most children stay in the hospital for just a few days after this surgery. Most recover rapidly. Children can eat their normal foods once they start eating again.Before leaving the hospital, you will learn how to care for the wound or wounds. If Steri-Strips were used to close the wound, they should be left in place until they fall off on their own in about a week.You may get a prescription for antibiotics to prevent infection, and for a safe medicine to use for pain. Outlook (Prognosis) The outcome is most often excellent. References Frimberger D, Kropp BP. Bladder anomalies in children. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 125. Images Patent urachus Patent urachus repair - series Close Image 1 of 2 Maximize imageRestore image Patient Instructions Surgical wound care - open Read More Fetal development


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MADBURY — Under the moonlight Saturday, a line of headlamps was seen snaking through the trails of University of New Hampshire's Kingman Farm, where more than 100 participants raced through five kilometers of snow.
The Moonlight Snowshoe Race on Saturday evening attracted participants of all skill levels, with teams coming from local towns and from out-of-state.
Jim Johnson, of Madison, finished up fastest in the race, coming in with the time of 23 minutes and 40 seconds. Northwood resident Kristina Folcik, 35, got the fastest women's score, finishing the race 27 minutes and 57 seconds.
Folcik, who also participates in 50- and 100-mile races several times a year, has been snowshoeing for the past two years.
"It's just a blast, everybody's fun, it's just a fun environment," said Folcik.
She said the best part of the trail was the snaking pathways toward the middle of the course, in which "All you see is a sea of headlamps going across the way."
Among participants in the Moonlight Snowshoe Race were Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen DuBois and Portsmouth Police Commission Chairman John Golumb.
"The conditions were perfect out there, the snow was beautiful," said Golumb.
DuBois and Golumb have been snowshoeing for the past three years, and according to Dubois, snowshoeing is a good way to stay to stay active in the winter.
"It gives me a reason to keep in shape in the wintertime. It's a heck of a workout for sure," said DuBois, who also enjoys trail running.
He said that unlike running on trails, snowshoeing requires lifting up the legs more, having to trek through the squishy ground.
Mark Howard, 30, came with a group of experienced snowshoers all the way from Rhode Island, to try snowshoeing for the first time.
Howard said the trail for him was very difficult; he found himself having to zigzag through the curves of the trail and travel up steep hills, especially toward the end.
"I thought it would be hard, but it was harder than I though it was going to be," said Howard.
He said he would like to try snowshoeing in the future, but only after he gets more in shape.
On Saturday, Howard was one of nine members of the team "Tuesday Night Turtles," which traveled from Rhode Island to participate in the Moonlight Snowshoe Race at the Kingman Farm.
"There's more snow up here," said one of the teammates, John Peabody.
One of the members of Tuesday Night Turtles, Robert Jackman, got second place in the race, with the time of 24 minutes and 31 seconds.
Part of the proceeds from the race went to benefit the Cocheco Valley Humane Society (CVHS). Race Director Chris Dunn said $600 was donated to CVHS through the snowshoe race.
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hi sunshine. im in alberta. i had pe with my first child (10 years ago!) and he was delivered by induction at 37 weeks because my bp was not responding to medication. i know its not easy decisions at all! how often do you see your doc now? just wondering how close a watch is being kept and all that. for me, they decided to induce first and give me 24 hours to see if baby would come along (bp was 190/115). he was doing fine on the monitors so they let me go with that and he was born 7 hours before i was scheduled for c section (so i was glad about that lol). he was fine, just had a bit of jaundice that was dealt with in the hospital.
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This board looks a little inactive. Hopefully more canadians will sign in and share their information. I just found out a weeek ago that i had preeclampsia. My bp is under control with meds right now and well, its all at the mild stage now. I'm 37 weeks so the talk is now to induce, let me go into labour or Csection! Decisions, decisions.
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The OERA Open Source Initiative (OERA OSI) is a project to define, create, and refine a series of production quality components which can serve as a sound basis for those creating their own OERA implementations. The primary focus will be components which would form a portion of the Common Infrastructure portion of the standard OERA model, but we will not exclude contributions for other sorts of helper classes which might be used as part of a Data Access, Business Logic, or UI layer.
The initial focus will be on Object Oriented implementations. If there is demand, we will consider an alternative set of procedural model implementations, but it is felt that those most likely to be implementing OERA are likely to be on current releases. In particular, we will utilize the latest OpenEdge version which is shipping to customers as needed and expect that those who need an earlier version will take responsibility for backporting, although we have no objection to people posting backported versions for the use of others.
This project is intended as an open source effort, hopefully with community involvement. Computing Integrity will initially take responsibility for defining a structure, but it is hoped that community involvement will evolve that structure. If there become enough contributors actively participating, we will deal then with issues of governance, but for the present it is expected that consensus will suffice.
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Utah Jazz Media Day: The Kids
Derrick Favors
** On playing with the USA Select Team: I learned that I need to work harder to get to they [Olympic team's] level. I learned that I can compete with them also. It was a big confidence booster. I mean, I learned a lot.
** Is Rio [2016 Olympics] in the back of your mind? It is. I think about it every now and then but I try to keep my mind off of it.
** Did you go anywhere fun? Not this year. I plan on doing it next year though.*
* Last season, Favors said he's too young to go on vacation.
** Offseason: My main focus was just learning how to get better playing on the post with my back to the basket or facing up, just trying to find my go-to move, and just try to work on my touch around the basket. Just tryna, just find ways to score.
** Can you cook? Not at all. Only thing I can cook, I cook hot dogs, I cook noodles, ramen noodles.
** On eventually being an All-Star: That's a goal for every NBA player, you know? When they come in the league, everybody want to be an All-Star. So I mean, I just take it one game at a time, a season at a time, however long it take, but I do want to get there.
** Are you a starter in your mind? Am I a starter in my mind? (laughs) I just come in, work hard, and I do what I gotta do.
** Enes posted a lot of shirtless tweets… That's Big Turkey. That's how he is. That's how Big Turkey is, man. [Was he like this last year?] He was. I think last year [he was] probably a little nervous, a little shy maybe. But I think now he's starting to open up, starting to show his personality. That's how he is.
Alec Burks
** Team goals and personal goals: I feel like we should win. As for me, I want to be a starter. I feel like I put in the work all year, all summer to be a starter. At least be a big contributor off the bench. That's what I'm working towards.
** Did you change how you trained for 82 games, as opposed to 66? Nah, I just trained for the year. I know it's gonna be a long season, but you know, thank God I'm young right now. So you know, I'm gonna use that to my advantage, you know, and get better.
** You know, you gotta compete at every level. You gotta get better everyday. You know, if you don't get better, you'll be out this league. I feel like, that's why I learned that everyday. You gotta get better…Imma get better. That's what I feel like, you know, I feel like I need to get better.
** On rookie season: I thought it was aight. I feel like I dealt with adversity for the first time in my basketball career, so you know.
** Do you have any doubts about playing in this league? Not at all. I got too much confidence in myself for that, you know.
** Had a great summer league, had a great rest of the summer in Santa Barbara, and I feel like my role should be bigger this year.
** Vacation: I turned 21 and I went to Vegas, so you know, that was my big thing…that's about all I can say right now. [You didn't tweet it out like Enes?] No, I don't do all that. You don't need to know my business like that.
Gordon Hayward
** On getting his hair cut for Media Day: These pictures are gonna be on nba.com, you know, our website, all that…I was thinking about the scruff. That made me look a little older, but my mom wasn't really having it, so.
** Vacation: I went on a cruise with my buddies…we went to the Caribbean…it was fun. It was eight of us guy friends, we just had a good time. [Did you get sunburned?] I did not. I packed a lot of sunscreen. I'm kind of fair-skinned.*
* Kind of. Lulz.
** On not shooting well in the Playoffs: I think I just missed shots. I don't know how to describe it. I mean, that was really frustrating to me, especially because like you said, I'd been playing so well and shooting the ball well, and then to go out and just kinda lay an egg like that was frustrating. [The Spurs] pretty much just dominated us in every way that you could dominate us. So it was just hard on us as a team. There wasn't very many of us that played well individually either, but it was a tough series that you can build on and learn from.
** Do you feel like you can be more of a vocal leader this year? You know, I think leadership knows no age. So I said some stuff rookie year, and I said some stuff last year. Overall, I'm not extremely vocal as a person, you know, I'm more of a leader by example, and I think a lot of us younger guys are that way…when the time comes that I need to say something, I will, but a lot of times, like I said, I'll just lead by example.
Gordon's girlfriend thought this pic was cool. And he thought that it was cool that she thought it was cool.
Jeremy Evans
** How nervous were you about getting married? I was just ready to get it over with. I wasn't too nervous…I knew it was coming, anticipate it, and just went over it in my head, so that's about it.
Were you more nervous on your wedding day, or the day you proposed?
The day I proposed.
How'd you propose?
Uh, actually, uh, OK, all right. We've been a lot of places, so of course she's waiting on it, kind of. But we went to a couple of piers, and I'm like, "You can't do it here. You gotta surprise her." And she told me after I proposed that the night we were on this pier, she thought I was going to do it then. So I's like, "Nah." But we were in, maybe the Grand America, and I just proposed there. She had no idea, so it was perfect.
How many people came to your wedding?
Probably 100.
Where'd you honeymoon?
Playa Paraiso, Mexico.
** Did you get yourself a treat after signing the contract? Not yet. I don't know if I am. I got enough treats already. [Are you going to be like Gordon and never cash a check?] Probably now, since I'm married and I gotta watch it. But before this, I knew this was coming, so I had my fun already.
** [Gordon] told me, after a little while that Honda Accord is gonna turn into something else. He's just doing this thing right now.
** On doing more than dunking: I'm ready to shoot it, drive it, of course play defense like always.
Kevin Murphy
** Nothing posted by the radio stations or the Jazz. This was posted by Murphy himself: "Finally here."
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The best thing about Alessandro Burkeievsky is how he always says "yeeeeeey" very slowly after every question while interviewing. I laugh at every single one.
Btw, I think he'll be awesome this season. G-Time said he's a believer, and when a nerd such as G-Time claims to believe someone like Burks, you gotta bet he's seen Burks put in a lot of work. Lol


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The DreamWorks Animation panel at Comic-Con 2012 featured chief creative officer Bill Damashke, James Baxter (supervising animator on The Croods), Tom McGrath (director of the Madagascar series), and Patrick Hanenberger (production designer on Rise of the Guardians). The panel started with a clip reel of highlights from the DreamWorks filmography, from Shrek to Kung Fu Panda to How to Train Your Dragon. Given the panel members, the reel and the discussion shifted mainly to Madagascar 3 (currently in theaters), Rise of the Guardians (in theaters November 21), and The Croods (coming March 2013). The Rise of the Guardians section was nothing you haven't already seen in this trailer, but the Croods footage was brand new, and it looks very interesting. Hit the jump for more.
Damaschke says The Croods came about when they realized that DreamWorks had "never told a story about a family unit." So they decided to make a story about "the very first family—a caveman family." In part a commentary on how easy it is to feel outdated in a constantly evolving technological world, The Croods explores how hard it would be for the caveman father to protect his family in a new world that is changing all around him.
The rapid change is seen in the footage. The family lives in a rock mountain and follows the motto, "Never leave the cave." As the young girl Eep is climbing one day, you see the rock—their home—shatter and crumble away. The new outside world that this reveals to the family is bright and colorful. And crazy. It was quick cuts, so I can't fully describe what we saw. But it was a lush prehistoric land with fireworks, dinosaurs, and really unusual creatures.
Damaschke says the movie takes place in the "Croodaceous Period," which at DreamWorks, serves as "evolution's puberty." That explains the creatures; Damaschke promised, "You'll see interesting mashups of different animals in the film." The caveman characters, too, were combined with other animals, albeit more indirectly in the animation process. The animators wanted the family to be very animalistic, to be able to drop down on all fours and move about as well horizontally as they do vertically. Eep is very catlike. Grug, the father, is more of a gorilla. The younger daughter is treated like a feral dog. The only human character who has no animal connection is Guy (Ryan Reynolds), a man the family meets on their journey. Baxter says, "He is a different kind of person because he has ideas."
The voice cast is great: Emma Stone as Eep, Nicolas Cage as Grug, Ryan Reynolds as Guy, Catherine Keener as Ugga. In some cases , their voice acting process contributed to the animation. Baxter was particularly impressed with Stone: "Emma is so animated when she performs her lines in front of a microphone… we wanted to try to incorporate that."
The whole package looks and sounds very appealing. I am excited to see more of The Croods.
Rise of the Guardians has a great premise for an animated movie. Mythical figures Jack Frost (Chris Pine), Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter bunny (Hugh Jackman), the tooth fairy (Isla Fisher), and the sandman team up to fight the boogieman Pitch (Jude Law). According to Damaschke, that was inspired by the daughter of William Joyce, the man who wrote the book that served as the source material. Joyce loves the holidays. (Damaschke quipped that he even throws Arbor Day parties.) IN such an environment, Joyce's daughter asked if the Easter bunny knows Santa Claus. Joyce responded, "Not only do they know each other, they work together" and effectively launched the book and subsequent movie.
Hanenberger says they started with a "completely fantastical" version of the movie that was pretty, but inaccessible. They then took a photorealistic approach that stripped the movie of too much of the warmth and magic. The filmmakers ended up in the middle, with fantastical characters that they strived to ground in the real world. To do so, they looked at real locations around the world. For instance, the citizens of the North Pole have a Russian look. The tooth fairy looks more southeast Asian.
Hanenberger also claimed, "We wanted to treat them as badass warriors." These should be creatures who protect the world, so rather than a red-cheeked Santa who looks "a little drunk," Santa is a musclebound leader who can handle the considerable power of the reindeer sleigh. The tooth fairy is no delicate creature, but a powerful queen.
I wish we had seen more footage, but the premise is enough to keep me involved.
Damaschke says DreamWorks has 10 movies in production and 8 or 9 more in pre-production/development.
The panel reflected on the early days of computer animation, when the limitations of the format restricted the content. As a result, you had multiple movies about bugs, because that is something both DreamWorks and Pixar knew they could animate. But as the technology has evolved, they no longer have to ask what they can physically animate before they craft the story.
To present a quote out of context: McGrath remarked on an instance where a particular scene in Madagascar 3 inspired DreamWorks to explore new animation techniques. The intent of the scene in question was to do something psychedelic "so kids could experience drugs without really taking them."
A fan asked about the tease after the credits Kung Fu Panda 2, if that might lead to a sequel. Damaschke paused, mulling over how best to answer before responding, "Yes, there will be a Kung Fu Panda 3." When another fan asked about a Madagascar 4, McGrath revealed that there would be a Penguins of Madagascar movie in 2015.
To catch up on all of our Comic-Con 2012 coverage, click here.


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